Biology:Baeckea exserta

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Baeckea exserta

Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Baeckea
Species:
B. exserta
Binomial name
Baeckea exserta
S.Moore[1]

Baeckea exserta is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.4–1 m (1 ft 4 in–3 ft 3 in) and blooms between August and November producing pink and white flowers.[2]

The species was first formally described in 1920 by Spencer Le Marchant Moore in the Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany from specimens collected by Frederick Stoward near Bruce Rock.[3][4] The specific epithet (exserta) means "protruding", referring to the stamens.[5]

This baeckea grows in sandy clay in the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion in the south-west of Western Australia. It is listed as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.[6]

References

  1. "Baeckea exserta". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/104337. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Baeckea exserta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5345. 
  3. "Baeckea exserta". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/533208. 
  4. Moore, Spencer (1920). "A contribution to the Flora of Australia". Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 45: 177. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/8410#page/191/mode/1up. Retrieved 15 January 2022. 
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 195. ISBN 9780958034180. 
  6. "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna". Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/images/documents/plants-animals/threatened-species/Listings/Conservation%20code%20definitions.pdf. Retrieved 15 January 2022. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15399444 entry